FBI spy lured 'Real IRA leader' for garda unit, court told

The alleged leader of the Real IRA was lured into the eye of a garda surveillance unit by an FBI spy as officers followed his movements in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing, a court heard today.

FBI spy lured 'Real IRA leader' for garda unit, court told

The alleged leader of the Real IRA was lured into the eye of a garda surveillance unit by an FBI spy as officers followed his movements in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing, a court heard today.

A landmark civil case over the 1998 atrocity heard convicted terror boss Micheal McKevitt and David Rupert, who infiltrated the group, met at a Dundalk housing estate as officers watched on.

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